ARMY BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS IN THE CASE OF: BOARD DATE: 6 February 2020 DOCKET NUMBER: AR20180003190 APPLICANT REQUESTS: in effect, remission/cancellation of House Hold Good (HHG) shipment debt. APPLICANT’S SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS CONSIDERED BY THE BOARD: * DD Form 149 (Application for Correction of Military Record) * Letter from Defense Finance and Accounting Services (DFAS) * DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) FACTS: 1. The applicant states: a. He requests an inquiry concerning his HHG shipment from 5 August 2016. His HHG increased over 5,000 pounds after moving from Fredericksburg, Virginia to Summerton, South Carolina. He moved from a larger home into a smaller home. Prior to moving, he sold an estimate of 3,000 pounds of HHGs. After the pre-move inspection, they estimated the items in his home at 17,000 pounds. He understands this is just an estimate, but to underestimate by 7,500 pounds is negligent and leaves him without recourse. He asks the Board to consider this injustice and allow a more reasonable compromise. There's not a system in place to assist the service member to regulate potential weight overages and accountability. b. His previous move weight was less than this move and he had more items. He moved into a smaller house. After the pre-inspection, the estimate weight of 17,500 which was 7,500 pounds over the documented weight is extremely negligent. There was a lack of accountability on behalf of the service member. c. He wants to ensure servicemembers and the government are not paying for services that are not rendered. He wants to ensure honest accountability is being conducted on behalf of the tax payers. Packaging products were provided based off the 17,500 pound pre-inspection weight. 3. The applicant's service records contain the following documents for the Board's consideration: a. Orders 303-1320, published by Headquarters, United States Army Training Center and Fort Jackson, dated 30 October 2014, showing the applicant retired on 31 May 2015 and was authorized shipment of HHGs from Fort Jackson, South Carolina. b. DD Form 93 (Record of Emergency Data), dated 31 January 2014, showing he had dependents. c. SGLV 8286 (Servicemenbers' Group Life Insurance Election and Certificate), dated 31 January 2014, showing he had dependents who lived in Summerton, South Carolina. 4. The applicant's records are void of any documentation regarding the weight of his HHG shipment. 5. The applicant provides the following documents for the Board's consideration: a. A letter from DFAS, dated 8 November 2017, which states the applicant owes $5,226.41 for the portion of his HHG shipment that was excess weight. The explanation of the debt was included on a Pay Adjustment Authorization; however, that document is not available for the Board's review. b. His DD Form 214, which shows the applicant was honorably retired on 31 May 2015. 6. See applicable references below. BOARD DISCUSSION: 1. The Board carefully considered the applicant’s request, supporting documents and evidence in the records. The Board considered the applicant’s statement, his record of service to include retirement, the absence of documents related to the weight of his HHGs, estimated or actual, for the Board to review, and the letter from DFAS. Based on a preponderance of evidence, the Board determined the charge for excess weight of his HHGs was not in error or unjust. 2. After reviewing the application and all supporting documents, the Board found that relief was not warranted. BOARD VOTE: Mbr 1 Mbr 2 Mbr 3 : : : GRANT FULL RELIEF : : : GRANT PARTIAL RELIEF : : : GRANT FORMAL HEARING : : : DENY APPLICATION BOARD DETERMINATION/RECOMMENDATION: The evidence presented does not demonstrate the existence of a probable error or injustice. Therefore, the Board determined the overall merits of this case are insufficient as a basis for correction of the records of the individual concerned. I certify that herein is recorded the true and complete record of the proceedings of the Army Board for Correction of Military Records in this case.? REFERENCE: 1. Volume 1 (Uniformed Service Personnel) of the Joint Travel Regulation (JTR) contains basic statutory regulations concerning official travel and transportation of members of the uniformed services. a. Paragraphs U5130, U5230, and U5365-F contain the policy and procedures pertaining to the shipment of HHG to a permanent duty station (PDS) by uniformed service personnel upon retirement. In effect, these paragraphs authorize a member travel and transportation allowances to a PDS selected by the member from his or her last PDS upon retirement. They state that a member on active duty is entitled to travel and transportation allowances to a home selected by the member from the last PDS upon retirement. 2. The Joint Travel Regulations Uniformed Service Members and DOD Civilian Employees, states, the authorized PCS weight allowance is normally determined by a Service member’s grade on the effective date of the PCS order, and whether or not the Service member has dependents on the effective date of the PCS order. This section also covers circumstances when the PCS weight allowance is based on other factors. Table 5-37 (PCS and NTS Weight Allowance) shows a Major with dependents has a weight allowance of 17,000 pounds and without dependents 14,000 pounds. 3. Defense Transportation Regulation - Part IV Personal Property states, the Transportation Office at origin or destination can authorize a reweigh of your personal property shipment at your request at no cost to you. This ensures a reweigh of your personal property is completed or scheduled prior to accepting delivery. If you are available when your shipment is reweighed, you have the right to witness the reweigh and/or request to see the reweigh tickets for verification. ABCMR Record of Proceedings (cont) AR20180003190 3